Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilson Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 77th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Grove (PO5 1PD) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Grove (PO5 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2154 (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wish Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Wish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Mews
Sep 2025Other crime St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Davids Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fawcett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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